The United Nations says it has suspended its humanitarian operations in Niger, after soldiers announced the overthrow of the country’s elected president.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, July 27 offered free grain to six African countries as he launched a summit with leaders from the continent.
When President Vladimir Putin opens the Russia-Africa summit in St Petersburg on Thursday, the attendance cast list will be closely scrutinised – in Paris, Washington, London, and at United Nations headquarters in New York.
About 500 million students worldwide – 72 percent of whom are mostly from Africa – did not have access to distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic, a report from a UN agency says.
Doctors in Nigeria’s public hospitals have started a “total and indefinite strike” over what they described as the failure of government to address their grievances.
Eleven people have died after the roof of a school gymnasium in north-east China collapsed while it was being used by a girls' volleyball team, state media reports.
US President Biden has chosen a female admiral to lead the US Navy - the first time a woman has been nominated to head a Pentagon military service branch.
